I am a researcher in computational linguistics. After submitting my dissertation on the bootstrapped creation of lexica for sentiment polarity shifters in early 2019, I have now moved into the field of sign language research. As part of the DGS-Korpus project I develop computational methods for the analysis, automatic classification and assisted annotation of German Sign Language (DGS). I am also involved in work on data infrastructure for the project, such as updated releases of the DGS corpus, public documentation, and implementation of the FAIR principles.

Together with colleagues I also run the Sign Language Dataset Compendium, which compiles information on digital corpora and lexical resources for sign languages.

Previously I have worked on sentiment analysis, metaphor recognition, and context integration in speech recognition.

I also run Discwordle, a word-guessing game that uses only terms from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.